Did you ever run out of ammo ?

I promised God one dark, black night that if he let me live to see the dawn, I'd never again run out of ammo. He let me live to see the dawn, and so far I've kept my promise to Him.
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Dennis Dezendorf
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Welp - - seeings that you've been in LE for 30 years & have a military background - - I believe that sums it up pretty well...

I firmly believe that we learn from our mistakes - which can be downright expensive...

A better way is to, obviosly. learn form someone else's mistakes..
It's a lot cheaper & safer that way ;).

Honestly - I don't want to know the details. Just saying it the way you did is enough...

As far as the OP's question goes. Nope. Never ran out. I always made sure I had some left for both home and the trip there.
 
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And here I thought this thread was going to be about shooting steel plates during an IPSC stage........


So, I guess my answer is - no.
 
Aguila Blanca,

Since you didn't indicate you were joking, I have to assume you are serious.

Let me tell you friend that on your best day you'll run out of ammo before I do.;)
 
Nope,,,

At least in the past few years I haven't,,,
Because I now have a bench stock of ammunition.

After that one summer when ammo was not on the shelves,,,
I decided how much of any cartridge I wanted to always have on hand,,,
I bit the bullet so to speak and shelled out the cash to establish those levels,,,
So now I always have a sufficient amount of ammo on hand and replenish it as needed.

I take only what I want to shoot that day,,,
And ASAP replace that amount back into bench stock.

Aarond

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Absolutely, otherwise we would all have a bunch of really expensive paper weights.
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Lol????

Metal/wood rifles are not paper weights. They could be used as bats. My Remington pellet gun weights like 6lbs and its wooden stock.
 
Water-Man said:
Aguila Blanca,

Since you didn't indicate you were joking, I have to assume you are serious.

Let me tell you friend that on your best day you'll run out of ammo before I do.
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I was about half-kidding.

Just remember who Burt is. Did you ever see the first Tremors movie? If Burt can run out of ammo, Water-man can run out of ammo. Google up Tremors + Rec Room
 
I usually shoot almost everything i have at the range, almost. I always make sure i have atleast one loaded magazine when i leave.
 
I'm over by Ft. Myers, kind of inland of their.
Gun show this weekend, the guy I buy from is North Georgia Reloaders.
He is the guy in the middle of the show with all the bullets!
 
If I had ammo left why would I be going home?:confused:


When I am going home I have only my carry ammo left. If I am out of ammo at home that means I have to spend some more time on my reloading bench.
 
I always assumed it was the duty of a responsible gun owner to never "fully" run out of ammo. I think the zombie/doomsday syndrome has a little part in that mindset......oh well.
 
Since I started handloading, I only worry about running out of components.

And it will be a very cold day in a very warm place before that happens...
 
Stevie - re primers from the 1990s, how do you store them? And do you ever have any problems with out-of-the box primers that are so old? I'm thinking relative to humidity. I put my spare boxes (except the big Federal boxes) in foodsaver bags, to keep 'em dry. But maybe that is overkill.
 
I guess I should remark on why my average on hand round count is so high (1,000 for what I shoot most). It isn't because of zombies, the breakdown of society or gun banning.

It's based on how fast I expend the rounds, how long it takes me to find a decent deal and get buy a resupply and how much I can afford to pay for a bulk shipment.

I have a single shot .243. The on hand average is 40 rounds. When I hit 20, I look for two boxes to buy. (I have the dies to reload, but I haven't transitioned to reloading yet).
 
orionengnr said:
Since I started handloading, I only worry about running out of components.

And it will be a very cold day in a very warm place before that happens...
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Yeah it is a good feeling when you start dealing with figures in thousands and pounds instead of boxes
 
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